A pile of burning waste rock at Glencore’s McArthur River Mine is sending plumes of smoke into the air, angering nearby communities in the Gulf of Carpentaria area of the Northern Territory...
Tag - MINES
Our mines archive provides information on relevant mines throughout Australia and internationally. Information in our mines archive may extend to aspects of mine production, exploration, development, mine safety.
Urban planners in South Australia will now need to give greater consideration to how close housing projects come to existing mining operations with this week’s release of the...
A draft of an international Standard for responsible mining was released yesterday by the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), and is now available for public comment. The IRMA is a...
The reporting of high-potential incidents on Queensland mine sites rose just over 15 per cent in the last financial year compared to the year before. Mines Minister Andrew Cripps, told a budget...
The Department of Mines and Petroleum has charged Crushing Services International Pty Ltd (CSI) in relation to the death of a Pilbara mine worker in August last year. Electrician Kurt Williams died...
Tasmanian mine safety regulations are deeply flawed and in need of urgent review according to a report released yesterday by independent auditor, Professor Michael Quinlan. Professor Quinlan, from...
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A new virtual reality surface mine induction course to improve industry safety standards has been rolled out at the Queensland Government’s research testing and safety training centre, Simtars...
Western Australia’s Department of Mines and Petroleum has charged Inline Engineering Services Pty Ltd and The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd in relation to an incident that occurred in July...
More than 1,200 Western Australian mine workers are facing losing their security clearance if they do not renew their dangerous goods security cards. Department of Mines and Petroleum Acting...
As open pit and underground mines become deeper, and development and operations of mines becomes more hazardous, the entry of automation introduces unexplored territory, writes Jared Haube. Have we...
